Sin By Another Name?
Many years ago a courageous minister preached a scathing sermon on the subject of sin. During his lesson he named dozens of sins, showing how each clearly violates God's laws. Moreover, he did not miss the opportunity to underscore the eternal consequences of such transgressions.
Immediately following the potent lesson, a concerned member took him aside and said, “Please don’t talk so plainly about sin. It might give our young ones the wrong idea. Call them ‘mistakes’ if you will.”
Taking the concerned member to his office, the preacher located a bottle of strychnine that was labeled, “Poison” and showed it to the member. He said, “If I understand correctly, you want me to change my label for sin. Well, suppose I remove the label from this bottle of strychnine and substitute one that reads, 'Bitter Drink' or something less threatening than ‘poison'. Can’t you see the danger in what you are asking? The milder the label, the more dangerous the poison.”
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The world hardly recognizes sin anymore. Many prefer to substitute politically correct names or descriptions for wrongdoings. For example, homosexuality is labeled “gay lifestyle”, abortion is called “choice", pornography is referred to as “art," and living in fornication is called“partnering”.
Although the world may prefer less threatening labels, sin by any other name is always sin!
“And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather EXPOSE THEM. For it is shameful even to speak of those things which are done by them in secret." (Eph 5:11-12)
Jesus, always Jesus!
Dennis
Many years ago a courageous minister preached a scathing sermon on the subject of sin. During his lesson he named dozens of sins, showing how each clearly violates God's laws. Moreover, he did not miss the opportunity to underscore the eternal consequences of such transgressions.
Immediately following the potent lesson, a concerned member took him aside and said, “Please don’t talk so plainly about sin. It might give our young ones the wrong idea. Call them ‘mistakes’ if you will.”
Taking the concerned member to his office, the preacher located a bottle of strychnine that was labeled, “Poison” and showed it to the member. He said, “If I understand correctly, you want me to change my label for sin. Well, suppose I remove the label from this bottle of strychnine and substitute one that reads, 'Bitter Drink' or something less threatening than ‘poison'. Can’t you see the danger in what you are asking? The milder the label, the more dangerous the poison.”
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The world hardly recognizes sin anymore. Many prefer to substitute politically correct names or descriptions for wrongdoings. For example, homosexuality is labeled “gay lifestyle”, abortion is called “choice", pornography is referred to as “art," and living in fornication is called“partnering”.
Although the world may prefer less threatening labels, sin by any other name is always sin!
“And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather EXPOSE THEM. For it is shameful even to speak of those things which are done by them in secret." (Eph 5:11-12)
Jesus, always Jesus!
Dennis
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